WRESTLING MATCH.
(PR»aS AfißOClATlfall *SBt»raAH. ) .DUNEDIK, November la . The ■ contest between Dunn andßo3s furnished the ' moat vigorous wrestling ever witnessed. In Dunedln. Dunn Won the toss, choosing the American side-hold, and, after forty minutes, gained a fall. Boss selected the catcb-aa-catcb-ean wrestling. This style continued for upwards of an hour,'both men being sorely distressed, and it looked as if it were a question of physical endurance, when Rosa obtained, a leg-hold, throwing Dunn on his shoulders. In the collar ana eibow style the struggle continued for nearly an hour, when, no fall being eecured, and it being nearly midnight, it was explained as obviously impossible to bring the match to a conclusion that night. The men decided to commence de noeo next week.
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Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7713, 19 November 1890, Page 5
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